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u.s. every year. alcohol 200 billion, tobacco about 190. his >> quite a bit more dangerous, the cost of alcohol and tobacco. gerri: unfortunately we are going to to leave it there. the shouting is over for this hour. thank you for coming on tonight, appreciate your time. now we want to know what you think. should marijuana be legalized and taxed? vote on the right-hand side of the screen and we will show the results of the show. lots more to come including a big dÉjÀ vu all over again in washington. and the justice department taking s&p to court saying they are to blame for the financial crisis, so why now is this payback by the white house? i will break it down next gerri: in the world of banking and finance, rating agencies opinion is the last advice the big money guys put down their dough. so it is important. u.s. justice department tha dept the nation's biggest agencies with a billion dollars lawsuit saying it did a shoddy job rating mortgage bonds. in his defense are expected to arg
u.s. every year. alcohol 200 billion, tobacco about 190. his >> quite a bit more dangerous, the cost of alcohol and tobacco. gerri: unfortunately we are going to to leave it there. the shouting is over for this hour. thank you for coming on tonight, appreciate your time. now we want to know what you think. should marijuana be legalized and taxed? vote on the right-hand side of the screen and we will show the results of the show. lots more to come including a big dÉjÀ vu all over again...
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according to the u.s. justice department, s&p issue raises on 2.8 trillion dollars -- $2.80 trillion -in mortgages and loans from september 2004 to october 2007, the implosion of which led to losses of $2 trillion at the world's biggest banks. the consequences in the real world, apart from the tens of thousands of homes repossessed, the international labor organization predicted more than 50 million job losses in 2009. the global economy contracted 2.4% in 2009. the recession lasted 18 months, ending in june of 2009. the united states alone, the government spent $605 billion bailing out banks and industries. earlier we spoke to steve, a professor of economics and finance at the university of western sydney, author of the book "debunking economics." >> the entire structure of so- called verifying the authenticity of financial instruments is entirely structurally corrupt. a civil suit like this should only be the beginning. there should be people behind the jail for what happened this time around. literally,
according to the u.s. justice department, s&p issue raises on 2.8 trillion dollars -- $2.80 trillion -in mortgages and loans from september 2004 to october 2007, the implosion of which led to losses of $2 trillion at the world's biggest banks. the consequences in the real world, apart from the tens of thousands of homes repossessed, the international labor organization predicted more than 50 million job losses in 2009. the global economy contracted 2.4% in 2009. the recession lasted 18...
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welcome to the program u.s. credit rating ratings agency standard and poor's is used to slopping companies with scores that have the power to either make that will break them but now it seems like the agency itself is under the spotlight it's being blamed for the worst financial collapse and the great depression yes the two thousand and eight financial crisis the u.s. justice department is accusing it of being solely responsible for the onset of the crisis and i have kidney pull being here to give me all the details so katie what exactly is the essence of the accusations because these are you know pretty major statements but you know responsible for the two thousand and eight financial crisis absolutely and it's the first one of its kind of accusation has been brought to as a credit rating agency because of the crisis that's why it's in the spotlight this week so it's the justice department assuming s. and p. and they're saying that they knowingly overvalued these mortgage securities and it's knowingly that is t
welcome to the program u.s. credit rating ratings agency standard and poor's is used to slopping companies with scores that have the power to either make that will break them but now it seems like the agency itself is under the spotlight it's being blamed for the worst financial collapse and the great depression yes the two thousand and eight financial crisis the u.s. justice department is accusing it of being solely responsible for the onset of the crisis and i have kidney pull being here to...
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yeah you only have to read the african documents the u.s. afrikaans documents to know this is a long term plan how many times bill that we've heard or worley going to go in for a few months and stabilize the situation and we'll be out what's not going to happen is there going to be permanent french and this is slightly out of nato is ranger so they're doing this under a new offices and they're going to provide logistical support military trainers hardware build air bases and so you have these different pockets of africa where your west is vying for military station in control already the u.s. has a base and two boutique third launching joe drones from so you have the militarization of the continent of africa so it's a just briefly why a lot he got help from france to step in but the central african republic didn't get help when it did all because well so why would that be excluded do you think. certainly it's there's certain countries that have certain interests that were the forefront of countries like france united states britain and so fo
yeah you only have to read the african documents the u.s. afrikaans documents to know this is a long term plan how many times bill that we've heard or worley going to go in for a few months and stabilize the situation and we'll be out what's not going to happen is there going to be permanent french and this is slightly out of nato is ranger so they're doing this under a new offices and they're going to provide logistical support military trainers hardware build air bases and so you have these...
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u.s. and other countries to pass tougher and tougher sanctions on iran he really can't he's a really bad state so iran needs all the friends he can get there's no reason for iran should be isolated there's no proof it's developing nuclear weapons it's got a peaceful nuclear energy program which there's no evidence to the contrary so therefore it's it's wrong but it should be totally isolated. u.s. president joe biden joined the british prime minister david cameron for a national security meeting earlier today in downing street it was attended by british military chiefs intelligence officials and political leaders the american v.p. arrived in the u.k. monday following visits to berlin and paris for top level talks. as this report. for the vice president he is known for sometimes putting his foot in his mouth it could of almost being another gaffe but some a very quick to point out when he said that he talks of being delighted to have been invited to that meeting and of having spent half his
u.s. and other countries to pass tougher and tougher sanctions on iran he really can't he's a really bad state so iran needs all the friends he can get there's no reason for iran should be isolated there's no proof it's developing nuclear weapons it's got a peaceful nuclear energy program which there's no evidence to the contrary so therefore it's it's wrong but it should be totally isolated. u.s. president joe biden joined the british prime minister david cameron for a national security...
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u.s. justice department is suing standard and poor's for its alleged role in the 2008 financial crisis. wall street investors say they were expecting the move. in 2007, the ratings agency made its fortune by giving high credit ratings to worthless mortgage debt. that debt later plunged in value, fuelling the crisis. standard and poor's denies the charges and has promised a vigorous defense. the u.s. justice department is charging. we go for more on the story. >> a green light from standard and poor's was once thought to be a mark of confidence, but that was before the company was caught out, giving glowing ratings to investments that bottomed out. u.s. authorities say s&p ignored the risks and misled investors. during the real-estate boom in the united states, banks were happy to sell mortgages to people who actually could barely afford them. that debt was bundled into bonds with other investments, and s&p gave them safe ratings in the financial markets. that is why investors snapped them
u.s. justice department is suing standard and poor's for its alleged role in the 2008 financial crisis. wall street investors say they were expecting the move. in 2007, the ratings agency made its fortune by giving high credit ratings to worthless mortgage debt. that debt later plunged in value, fuelling the crisis. standard and poor's denies the charges and has promised a vigorous defense. the u.s. justice department is charging. we go for more on the story. >> a green light from...
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a u.s. and geo claims more than fifty countries were involved in america that notorious extraordinary rendition program some going as far as hosting the cia black sites for enhanced interrogation of terror suspects r.t. asks why so many governments got involved in what activists call state sponsored kidnapping and torture. and president ahmadinejad flies into egypt in what is the first trip of its kind by an iranian leader in thirty years the visit is seen as an attempt to improve ties between the two regional heavyweights amid rising tensions with his room. and broadcasting live twenty four hours a day with top news and commentary this is r.t. from moscow glad to have you with us now the french military assisted by local militia has taken the city of the last major city still controlled by islamist militants meanwhile warplanes have continued striking at the remaining militant hideouts in the far north of the country the french foreign minister has hinted that the operation may be over as e
a u.s. and geo claims more than fifty countries were involved in america that notorious extraordinary rendition program some going as far as hosting the cia black sites for enhanced interrogation of terror suspects r.t. asks why so many governments got involved in what activists call state sponsored kidnapping and torture. and president ahmadinejad flies into egypt in what is the first trip of its kind by an iranian leader in thirty years the visit is seen as an attempt to improve ties between...
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could, i think the perspective i could offer would be more useful in that is really putting what the u.s. is doing, california is doing in a more global perspective. because what one sees around the world is a growing number of countries that are choosing to decriminalize the possession of all drugs, when the proposals now are merging -- new jersey did this a few years ago in a small way, colombia, argentina, ecuador, guatemala, some with right wing governments, very tough on crime, and in europe, similarly. it's not generally the standards to be putting people behind bars for a possession of any drug in small amounts for one's own personal use. and perhaps the paramount example of success in this regard is portugal. portugal 11 years ago decriminalized the possession of all drugs in personal use amounts. drug selling is illegal and you can still be arrested for that. they began doing evaluations a few years ago. you do not go to jail for possession of any drug in a small amount. and you are not drug tested. nobody gets thrown back in for dirty urines and all this sort of stuff. it's now
could, i think the perspective i could offer would be more useful in that is really putting what the u.s. is doing, california is doing in a more global perspective. because what one sees around the world is a growing number of countries that are choosing to decriminalize the possession of all drugs, when the proposals now are merging -- new jersey did this a few years ago in a small way, colombia, argentina, ecuador, guatemala, some with right wing governments, very tough on crime, and in...
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the u.s. and south korea reflecting their military muscles in the east china sea in itself to north korea's recent threat to conduct a nuclear test seoul said the drills are part of regular military training while pyongyang claims it's a plot to attack it human rights lawyer and co-founder of the national campaign to end the korean war eric surat can says washington is only pouring fuel to the fire it's the worst thing you can do under these circumstances is to inflame volatile situation to conduct these military exercises that always inflame that use live ammunition up and down the border with. north korea this is inflammatory on a lot of levels and we need to step back these naval exercises it's like a race to the bottom if you will when are we going to get more creative in the way that we resolve conflict in this world this conflict gives us such an opportunity with a new secretary of state new leader in south korea we should be pushing for peace suspend these naval exercises and go from th
the u.s. and south korea reflecting their military muscles in the east china sea in itself to north korea's recent threat to conduct a nuclear test seoul said the drills are part of regular military training while pyongyang claims it's a plot to attack it human rights lawyer and co-founder of the national campaign to end the korean war eric surat can says washington is only pouring fuel to the fire it's the worst thing you can do under these circumstances is to inflame volatile situation to...
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u.s. reports examining the president stop. international news live from moscow this is all see with me. thanks for joining it's. french jets are still pounding rebel bases in remote areas of northern mali trying to cut off supply worries for isn't this militants algeria has also increased security along its border with mali to prevent insurgents from crossing it some reports suggest the french led campaign has cost the number of civilian casualties as he takes a look at the facts the intervention is having on the people of mali and this exclusive report. francoise hollande victorious trip to timbuktu marked the declaration that three major cities in northern mali have been declared liberated from rebels although the sharia law and islamic extremism the rebels enforced will not soon be forgotten nevertheless this victory is a partial one the militants have merely retreated and fled and the suffering in this war has seems disproportionate to the gains made we're learning what happened in bat
u.s. reports examining the president stop. international news live from moscow this is all see with me. thanks for joining it's. french jets are still pounding rebel bases in remote areas of northern mali trying to cut off supply worries for isn't this militants algeria has also increased security along its border with mali to prevent insurgents from crossing it some reports suggest the french led campaign has cost the number of civilian casualties as he takes a look at the facts the...
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enjoy he spoke of the u.s. and britain as having the most open relationship that they have with any country in the world well that's all well and good but is a satisfactory relationship everyone wants to talk more about that i'm joined by a member of the u.k. independence party stephen wolf thank you very much joining us to stephen open relationships let's go into that is it really beneficial day for everyone i'm not sure it actually is i mean it should be we are and we are two countries that actually share common values in terms of our legal systems our language the way that we look at business and it should be but over the period of the years that we have this special relationship to winston churchill the first court in the fridge we've seen lots of arguments between ourselves and those of you know states clearly there was a huge to. from the way that the british public did not want to get involved in afghanistan we also had a disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we
enjoy he spoke of the u.s. and britain as having the most open relationship that they have with any country in the world well that's all well and good but is a satisfactory relationship everyone wants to talk more about that i'm joined by a member of the u.k. independence party stephen wolf thank you very much joining us to stephen open relationships let's go into that is it really beneficial day for everyone i'm not sure it actually is i mean it should be we are and we are two countries that...
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u.s. >>> and shares in virgin media rally after an offer for a takeover that could value the uk cable operator at $20 billion. >> all right. welcome to tuesday. >> it's get together tuesday. coordinated, as well. >> the final print for the eurozone is finally come in, 48.6, a little better than the forecast of 48.2. >> may i just say, though, the employment index, look at that, 46.1, which is just barely better than the flash estimate but still the lowest since december 2009. on a downward trajectory. it's not germany where the final composite was 54.4. it's the periphery still. france's final january pmi falls to 46.1. >> france is where the concern is. we have francois hollande today speaking to the eu parliament. he's going to lay out his vision for the eu against that economic back drop. >> isn't it amazing? we come into the week yesterday with everyone still talking. you have that great barons cover, you come in, just get the risk trade massively off. and the question for today and th
u.s. >>> and shares in virgin media rally after an offer for a takeover that could value the uk cable operator at $20 billion. >> all right. welcome to tuesday. >> it's get together tuesday. coordinated, as well. >> the final print for the eurozone is finally come in, 48.6, a little better than the forecast of 48.2. >> may i just say, though, the employment index, look at that, 46.1, which is just barely better than the flash estimate but still the lowest since...
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kerry begins his term as the new u.s. secretary of state it's been revealed that many of the ambassadors serving under him were major donors to the president's campaign and your report says this year's competition among big money backers to land the most sought after diplomatic spots was an especially tight race he's going to hit you can see towns. as you can imagine the competition for diplomatic post is tough especially in safe and wealthy country somewhere in western europe and asia a recent study by two professors of international relations at pennsylvania state university looked at available information on president obama's donors direct political contributions and the positions that they received and they concluded that those whose political connections to president obama were measured in dollars rather than the ministration service had an increased chance of representing the united states in western europe and a smaller chance of serving in say central asia or sub-saharan africa donors and advisers involved in the
kerry begins his term as the new u.s. secretary of state it's been revealed that many of the ambassadors serving under him were major donors to the president's campaign and your report says this year's competition among big money backers to land the most sought after diplomatic spots was an especially tight race he's going to hit you can see towns. as you can imagine the competition for diplomatic post is tough especially in safe and wealthy country somewhere in western europe and asia a recent...
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kuwait the u.s. and south korea of flexing their military muscles in the east china sea in itself to north korea's recent threat to conduct a nuclear test seoul said the drills are part of regular military training while pyongyang claims it's a plot to attack it human rights lawyer and co-founder of the national campaign to end the korean war eric surat can says washington is only pouring fuel on to the fun it's the worst thing you can do under these circumstances is to inflame volatile situation to conduct these military exercises that always inflame that use live ammunition up and down the border with north korea this is inflammatory on a lot of levels and we need to step back these naval exercises it's like a race to the bottom if you will when are we going to get more creative in the way that we resolve conflict in this world this conflict gives us such an opportunity with a new secretary of state new leader in south korea we should be pushing for peace suspend these naval exercises and go from t
kuwait the u.s. and south korea of flexing their military muscles in the east china sea in itself to north korea's recent threat to conduct a nuclear test seoul said the drills are part of regular military training while pyongyang claims it's a plot to attack it human rights lawyer and co-founder of the national campaign to end the korean war eric surat can says washington is only pouring fuel on to the fun it's the worst thing you can do under these circumstances is to inflame volatile...
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he was a u.s. citizen. the next foreign policy debate involves the state department, iran and monkey. iran says they launched this primate into space last week but pictures released before and after the mission beg to differ. washington expresses doubt about any space journey but iranian president ahmadinejad now says he would like to give it a go. senator john mccain ran into some trouble when he tweeted, quote, so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last week, end quote. many in the twitterverse called the wording racist. he later sent out another twitter saying his comments were a joke and told people to, quote, lighten up. >>> last night new jersey governor chris christie paid his first visit to david letterman, who in the past, as you might know, has secured the new jersey governor about his ample weight over 300,000 times, that's what christie likes to say. during the "late show" appearance governor christie pulled laughs when he pulled a doughnut from his pocket a
he was a u.s. citizen. the next foreign policy debate involves the state department, iran and monkey. iran says they launched this primate into space last week but pictures released before and after the mission beg to differ. washington expresses doubt about any space journey but iranian president ahmadinejad now says he would like to give it a go. senator john mccain ran into some trouble when he tweeted, quote, so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last...
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the u.s. government is expected to see ratings agency standard and poor's accusing it of over violating the subprime mortgage debt which calls the global financial crisis s. and p. and says it's merely underestimated the scale of the markets deterioration is the first time the government has sued a ratings agency the firms that's long been accused of vested interests big. they're paid by the same companies the s.s. . the u.k. is preparing to test a new supersonic stealth drone soon as the next generation of front line bowler named after the cold to god tyrant is the unmanned aircraft can avoid radar and select its own targets but as our first reports now experts and nervous about the beginning of road both. it can fly faster than the speed of sound it can deploy its own weapons and it can go deep into enemy territory now this is the nearly british super drain as it's known has been under development and many many years now costing hundreds of millions of pounds already but it's thought that th
the u.s. government is expected to see ratings agency standard and poor's accusing it of over violating the subprime mortgage debt which calls the global financial crisis s. and p. and says it's merely underestimated the scale of the markets deterioration is the first time the government has sued a ratings agency the firms that's long been accused of vested interests big. they're paid by the same companies the s.s. . the u.k. is preparing to test a new supersonic stealth drone soon as the next...
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the u.s. government is expected to sue ratings agency standard and poor's accusing it of overvalued in the subprime mortgage debt which caused the global financial crisis s. and p. insist it's merely underestimated the scale of the market's deterioration is the first time a government has sued a ratings agency the funds it's long been accused of vested interest because they're paid by the same companies the s.s. . the u.k. is preparing to test a new supersonic stealth drone soon as the next generation of front line bowler named after the cold to god torrent is the unmanned aircraft going away to radar and select its own targets but as our first reports now experts are nervous about the beginning of road. it can fly faster than the speed of sound it can deploy its own weapons and it can go deep into enemy territory now this is the ne british super drone as it's known has been under development for many many years now costing hundreds of millions of pounds already but it's thought that this weat
the u.s. government is expected to sue ratings agency standard and poor's accusing it of overvalued in the subprime mortgage debt which caused the global financial crisis s. and p. insist it's merely underestimated the scale of the market's deterioration is the first time a government has sued a ratings agency the funds it's long been accused of vested interest because they're paid by the same companies the s.s. . the u.k. is preparing to test a new supersonic stealth drone soon as the next...
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u.s. report examining the president. and the zero because it is building a buffer zones stretching find to syrian territory but denies accuse ations that sending in troops on the tongues constitutes and facing. hello and welcome this is all see coming here live from moscow i'm hugh nash oppa. french jets are still pounding rebel bases in remote areas of northern mali trying to count off supply or it's all islamist militants algeria has also increased security along its border with mali to prevent insurgents from crossing it some reports suggest the french led campaign has caused a number of civilian casualties. and now bring you an account of a journalist who is seeing the realities of the vote on country fast and. francois hollande victorious trip to timbuktu marked the declaration that three major cities in northern mali have been declared liberated from rebels although the sharia law and islamic extremism the rebels enforced will not soon be forgotten nevertheless this victory is a part
u.s. report examining the president. and the zero because it is building a buffer zones stretching find to syrian territory but denies accuse ations that sending in troops on the tongues constitutes and facing. hello and welcome this is all see coming here live from moscow i'm hugh nash oppa. french jets are still pounding rebel bases in remote areas of northern mali trying to count off supply or it's all islamist militants algeria has also increased security along its border with mali to...
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u.s. vice president joe biden has meanwhile hailed what he called the decisiveness of french president francois hollande a ninety and eric has been providing logistical support for the military campaign and john locke and of the institute for democracy and cooperation says or either nation cares about is increasing that influence in an imperfect i think the two main factors in this are france's own desire to strengthen the whole role on the international stage in particular piece of being a european partners and also the american strict future plans for africa it's important to know that america which strongly supports fronts in this mali and intervention has plans for establishing a military presence in the military control over the whole of the african continent some people speculated that used the phrase that this was america leading from behind that america decided to put forward its european allies to do as it were its dirty work in the continent where china has been establishing an e
u.s. vice president joe biden has meanwhile hailed what he called the decisiveness of french president francois hollande a ninety and eric has been providing logistical support for the military campaign and john locke and of the institute for democracy and cooperation says or either nation cares about is increasing that influence in an imperfect i think the two main factors in this are france's own desire to strengthen the whole role on the international stage in particular piece of being a...
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u.s. reports examining the president stop. international news live from moscow this is all see with me. thanks for joining it's. french jets are still pounding rebel bases in remote areas of northern mali trying to cut off supply worries for isn't this militants algeria has also increased security along its border with mali to prevent insurgents from crossing it some reports suggest the french led campaign has cost an ember of civilian casualties as he takes a look at the facts the intervention is having on the people of florida and this exclusive report. francoise hollande victorious trip to timbuktu marked the declaration that three major cities in northern mali have been declared liberated from rebels although the sharia law and islamic extremism the rebels enforced will not soon be forgotten nevertheless this victory is a partial one the militants have merely retreated and fled and the suffering in this war has seems disproportionate to the gains made we're learning what happened in ba
u.s. reports examining the president stop. international news live from moscow this is all see with me. thanks for joining it's. french jets are still pounding rebel bases in remote areas of northern mali trying to cut off supply worries for isn't this militants algeria has also increased security along its border with mali to prevent insurgents from crossing it some reports suggest the french led campaign has cost an ember of civilian casualties as he takes a look at the facts the intervention...
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he was the target of a u.s. drone strike in yemen. >> the death of al-awlaki is a major blow to al qaeda's most active operational affiliates. he took the lead in planning and directing effortings to murder innocent americans. >> reporter: u.s. officials say al-awlaki inspired the fort hood shooter in 2009 and the failed bombing of a detroit airliner that christmas among other attempted attacks. three other americans, including al-awlaki's 16-year-old son, have also been killed by u.s. drone strikes in yemen. civil liberties groups have said such attacks deprive u.s. citizens of constitutional due process protection. but white house press s.e.c. jay carney justified those actions today as legal, ethical, and wise. >> the questions around this issue are important and the president takes them seriously. we have significant challenges because of the nature of the attacks, how they're planned, who plans them. but there is no question that senior operational leaders of al qaeda are continually planning to attack the
he was the target of a u.s. drone strike in yemen. >> the death of al-awlaki is a major blow to al qaeda's most active operational affiliates. he took the lead in planning and directing effortings to murder innocent americans. >> reporter: u.s. officials say al-awlaki inspired the fort hood shooter in 2009 and the failed bombing of a detroit airliner that christmas among other attempted attacks. three other americans, including al-awlaki's 16-year-old son, have also been killed by...
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term begins in washington with john kerry at the helm it's been revealed that many employees of the u.s. state department who are major donors to barack obama's presidential campaign recently published reports says that the competition among big money backers to land the top foreign service jobs was especially tight this year and will be details on the story artie's correspondent guy nature can. as you can imagine the competition for diplomatic post is tough especially in safe and wealthy country somewhere in western europe and asia a recent study by two professors of international relations at pennsylvania state university looked at available information on president obama's donors direct political contributions and the positions that they received and they concluded that those whose political connections to president obama were measured in dollars rather than the ministration service had an increased chance of representing the united states in western europe and a smaller chance of serving in say central asia or sub-saharan africa donors and advisers involved in the diplomatic selecti
term begins in washington with john kerry at the helm it's been revealed that many employees of the u.s. state department who are major donors to barack obama's presidential campaign recently published reports says that the competition among big money backers to land the top foreign service jobs was especially tight this year and will be details on the story artie's correspondent guy nature can. as you can imagine the competition for diplomatic post is tough especially in safe and wealthy...
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in the u.s. thousands of people forced to undergo lie detector tests every year that includes answering some very intimate questions that may have nothing to do with national security or he's a marine important met with a former cia employee for more on what's behind the polygraph. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opinions about the nation's lie detector policy too many honest people are too many people who should be passing their tests aren't and there's no there's no accountability for that. last year more than seventy three thousand americans were reportedly required to undergo polygraph tests in order to get or keep jobs with the federal government according to an investigation by mcclatchy newspapers a growing number of u.s. agencies are asking employees and applicants intimate questions that extend way beyond the realm of national security probing matters
in the u.s. thousands of people forced to undergo lie detector tests every year that includes answering some very intimate questions that may have nothing to do with national security or he's a marine important met with a former cia employee for more on what's behind the polygraph. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opinions about the nation's lie detector...
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u.s. report examining the president's stop. considers building a buffer zone stretching following to see or entire tree but denies accusations that sending in troops and tanks constitutes an invasion. this is actually coming to life from moscow and a very warm welcome to the program french jets are still pounding the rebel bases in remote areas of northern mali trying to cut off supply routes what is amiss minton's algeria has also increased security along its border with mali to prevent insurgents from crossing it some reports suggest the french led campaign has cost a number of civilian casualties. and i'll bring you an account of a journalist who's seeing the realities of the war torn country for us tom. francoise hollande victorious trip to timbuktu marked the declaration that three major cities in northern mali have been declared liberated from rebels although the sharia law and islamic extremism the rebels enforced will not soon be forgotten nevertheless this victory is a partial one
u.s. report examining the president's stop. considers building a buffer zone stretching following to see or entire tree but denies accusations that sending in troops and tanks constitutes an invasion. this is actually coming to life from moscow and a very warm welcome to the program french jets are still pounding the rebel bases in remote areas of northern mali trying to cut off supply routes what is amiss minton's algeria has also increased security along its border with mali to prevent...
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u.s. administration and barack obama himself, they understand that they are focused in, to be effective in their relationships, they have to work well together. europe is a strong partnership. >> [inaudible question] >> i think it will require important adjustments and policies on both sides of the atlantic. it will eventually be done in the time span that you outlined. >> that would be one of the adjustments needed. >> i feel that there is a new sense of realism about europe within europe. the breakup of the euro, exit from the eurozone, all of these difficulties. all of the cynics who knew all of the answers had you never had any permanent data mechanism, you will never get to a point where you make it is and it is important. the european council is now moving on. when we didn't support the tax of [inaudible] , because their implications, yet the first meeting, it was the first item on the agenda. the countries that supported this could get out of. i think during this current time, we ne
u.s. administration and barack obama himself, they understand that they are focused in, to be effective in their relationships, they have to work well together. europe is a strong partnership. >> [inaudible question] >> i think it will require important adjustments and policies on both sides of the atlantic. it will eventually be done in the time span that you outlined. >> that would be one of the adjustments needed. >> i feel that there is a new sense of realism about...
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thousand and eight you see the horror frog moment you see when ben bernanke ripped the leg off of the u.s. financial markets and currency system because in the first round of purchases begun in two thousand and eight the fed bought one point four trillion dollars of housing debt and three hundred billion. of treasuries and the second round beginning in november twenty ten the fed but six hundred billion dollars of treasuries in the current round the fed's total purchases will be split between six hundred billion dollars of mortgage backed securities and five hundred forty billion dollars of treasuries according to the median estimates of congress in the survey and g.d.p. in america is down just like g.d.p. all around the world is down real g.d.p. adjusted for ben bernanke ripping off his prosthetic limbs a fake mortgage backed securities and beating us up on the head with it is negative around the world we're living in a. frickin snow global fraud perpetrated by bernanke so hard up there in the heart of darkness. nothing but. in the amazing thing is that house prices the total stock of ho
thousand and eight you see the horror frog moment you see when ben bernanke ripped the leg off of the u.s. financial markets and currency system because in the first round of purchases begun in two thousand and eight the fed bought one point four trillion dollars of housing debt and three hundred billion. of treasuries and the second round beginning in november twenty ten the fed but six hundred billion dollars of treasuries in the current round the fed's total purchases will be split between...
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thousand and eight you see the horror frog moment you see when ben bernanke rips the leg off of the u.s. financial markets and currency system because in the first round of purchases begun in two thousand and eight the fed bought one point four trillion dollars. of housing debt and three hundred billion of treasuries and the second round beginning in november twenty ten the fed but six hundred billion dollars of treasuries in the current round the fed's total purchases will be split between six hundred billion dollars of mortgage backed securities and five hundred forty billion dollars of treasuries according to the median estimates of congress in the survey and g.d.p. in america is down just like g.d.p. all around the world is down real g.d.p. adjusted for ben bernanke you ripping off his prosthetic limbs of fake mortgage backed securities and beating us up on the head with it is negative around the world we're living in a. frickin snow global fraud perpetrated by bernanke the horror there is the art of dark. nothing but. in the amazing thing is that house prices the total stock of hou
thousand and eight you see the horror frog moment you see when ben bernanke rips the leg off of the u.s. financial markets and currency system because in the first round of purchases begun in two thousand and eight the fed bought one point four trillion dollars. of housing debt and three hundred billion of treasuries and the second round beginning in november twenty ten the fed but six hundred billion dollars of treasuries in the current round the fed's total purchases will be split between six...
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a lot of institutions are 2k3we9ing sick of the u.s. automakers and are going to toyota. >> i can see it in the monitors. >> and i'll -- hmc, honda motor corp, like that one again because of the yen. >> grasso, thank you. >> good day, guys. >> let's look at the biggest pops and drops. >> this is a quiet little $19 billion stock, no one seems to talk about much, earnings up 17% early this quarter. and what's interesting is technically it's breaking above this $29, $30 resistance area. >> arch and coal. this is a horrible coal name. >> estee lauder is popping today. >> estee lauder came out with earnings, they're trading at an all-time high, one thing to focus is the ceo said luxury divisions are all moving higher the overall economy. >> the justice basically saying wire fraud, mail fraud, any kind of fraud based on how they assess those assets back in 2008 and behind. i was trading this one aggressively today, it's not in the options, it's all in the stork. >> what were you doing? >> i bought it and sold it a couple of times today becaus
a lot of institutions are 2k3we9ing sick of the u.s. automakers and are going to toyota. >> i can see it in the monitors. >> and i'll -- hmc, honda motor corp, like that one again because of the yen. >> grasso, thank you. >> good day, guys. >> let's look at the biggest pops and drops. >> this is a quiet little $19 billion stock, no one seems to talk about much, earnings up 17% early this quarter. and what's interesting is technically it's breaking above this...
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the u.s. and france have agreed that military operations in mali should be handed over to united nations mission as soon as possible. french forces entered northern mali three weeks ago, launching aerial strikes against islamic militants. today, the french president held talks with american vice- president joe biden in paris. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has volunteered to become the first person sent into space by his country's fledgling space program. he made the offer during an address to sciences a week after it ran successfully sent a monkey into orbit. corruption on a scale never previously seen. that is help police in europe are describing a match fixing scheme involving up to 700 football games around the globe. more than half of those were in europe and now the very integrity of the sport is being questioned. our correspondent tim frank has the details. >> the global game is at risk from a global crime network. what had long been feared that only quietly talked about was toda
the u.s. and france have agreed that military operations in mali should be handed over to united nations mission as soon as possible. french forces entered northern mali three weeks ago, launching aerial strikes against islamic militants. today, the french president held talks with american vice- president joe biden in paris. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has volunteered to become the first person sent into space by his country's fledgling space program. he made the offer during an...
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i came to the u.s. from barbados 20 years ago, and aye been taking care of the elderly and kids for the past 19 years. i started in barbados when i was a teenager, matter of fact. started work very early, matter of fact. and especially if your parents were not the kind of parents to push you into education. [inaudible] was one of my dear and closest clients. he was a pediatrician. he had hip problems. the day that i met him, he was sitting in his den. i asked him if he can walk, and he said, yes. and i said, well, as of today, you'll be having your meals in the dining room. and that's where i started the process of bringing him out of the shell that he was slowly putting himself into. watching tv and seeing the violence and things that were happening, he was scared. another time i said let's just walk from one end of the patio to the other, and he did that a couple of times. and i keep on doing that until i got him in his wheelchair. then soon after that he would start going to weddings and bar mitzvahs
i came to the u.s. from barbados 20 years ago, and aye been taking care of the elderly and kids for the past 19 years. i started in barbados when i was a teenager, matter of fact. started work very early, matter of fact. and especially if your parents were not the kind of parents to push you into education. [inaudible] was one of my dear and closest clients. he was a pediatrician. he had hip problems. the day that i met him, he was sitting in his den. i asked him if he can walk, and he said,...
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a bounce back from a big surge in u.s. home prices. they're increasing sides that europe's economy is getting better. got some good earnings reports from some of the big companies. no matter what they want you do believe -- for today, at least -- the economy is looking up. i'm shepard smith. see you back here tonight on fox report. you'll be all right. [screaming] >> well, like the sequel to a 1950s horror film, only is this fly going to stick? welcome. i'm stewart in for neil cavuto. remember this, that fiscal cliff deal, huge amount in tax hikes. not much in the way of spending cuts. are we about to see the sequel? the president is calling on congress to pass another quick fix to avert those automatic spending cuts he originally signed off on, kicking in march 1 income, and this includes new tax revenues. the former south carolina senator jim demint says we have seen how the movie ins and it's not go. okay, jim, spell it out. more tacks and not so many spending cuts. what's the result? >> you have to scratch your head. the federal go
a bounce back from a big surge in u.s. home prices. they're increasing sides that europe's economy is getting better. got some good earnings reports from some of the big companies. no matter what they want you do believe -- for today, at least -- the economy is looking up. i'm shepard smith. see you back here tonight on fox report. you'll be all right. [screaming] >> well, like the sequel to a 1950s horror film, only is this fly going to stick? welcome. i'm stewart in for neil cavuto....
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the u.s. faces large budget and economic challenges. let's get to the budget portion first, expecting a budget deficit this year of $845 billion. the first year under a trillion dollars in five years. then the budget deficit gets smaller. these are annual numbers, $616 billion all the way down to 476 billion in 2016 and continuing to rides from there under the weight of the increased interest payments, health care costs. more folks going into entitlement programs for a total of 6.9 trillion added to the national debt over the next ten years. get to the economic projections here. cbo expecting real gdp growth, fourth quarter to fourth quarter, 3.4% next year, averaging 3.6%. the unemployment rate expected to be 8% this year. 7.6% next year. the sixth consecutive year at 7.5% unemployment. that's the longest run in 70 years. getting back to the entitlement programs, the cbo director says health care costs eventuallily swamp the federal budget. >> it's possible to keep the policies for the large benefit programs unchanged, but only by rais
the u.s. faces large budget and economic challenges. let's get to the budget portion first, expecting a budget deficit this year of $845 billion. the first year under a trillion dollars in five years. then the budget deficit gets smaller. these are annual numbers, $616 billion all the way down to 476 billion in 2016 and continuing to rides from there under the weight of the increased interest payments, health care costs. more folks going into entitlement programs for a total of 6.9 trillion...
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in january, the u.s. mint temporary suspended sales of 2013 american eagle silver coins, because it ran out of them. a mind-boggling seven-and-a-half million coins were purchased in january; the biggest month on record. the total was just one and a half million ounces the month before. over six million coins were sold in january of last year. yes, there's always strong collector interest at the start of every new year. but this year, there's also strong demand from silver investors, and traders. >> this year, for the last three months, all i've been hearing down here is i want to buy silver coins. i want to buy silver coins. >> reporter: some are buying silver out of fear about inflation. specifically, they worry the federal reserve's efforts to boost the economy will devalue the dollar, so they want to own alternative currencies. but silver doesn't just benefit from safe-haven buying, it's also an industrial commodity. it's used in automobile manufacturing. and many automakers are forecasting increased g
in january, the u.s. mint temporary suspended sales of 2013 american eagle silver coins, because it ran out of them. a mind-boggling seven-and-a-half million coins were purchased in january; the biggest month on record. the total was just one and a half million ounces the month before. over six million coins were sold in january of last year. yes, there's always strong collector interest at the start of every new year. but this year, there's also strong demand from silver investors, and...
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i think bodes well for the u.s. and bodes well for many stocks in those industries. >> how, do you -- go ahead. >> a poultry specific issue for china. the car sales in china is supposed to be off the chart so i think it's getting better, a and the stock market is it telling us that. other companies are starting to bring their manufacturing to the united states because the natural gas price is so low over here. >> yeah. they are also going to mexico. ed, jump in here. how do you invest it? >> well, i'll tell youing everything that they are saying i agree w.china obviously got hurt a little bit. their growth slowed down but the rest of the world looks good, and my biggest fear is one of them is europe. kind of quiet and the printing of money has put a band-aid and i think we'll see something thee unsettling to our markets. additionally down the road be ready for problems in japan. currency being devalued and right now we're in a good position with stocks. to me the most risky investments out there today are the ones w
i think bodes well for the u.s. and bodes well for many stocks in those industries. >> how, do you -- go ahead. >> a poultry specific issue for china. the car sales in china is supposed to be off the chart so i think it's getting better, a and the stock market is it telling us that. other companies are starting to bring their manufacturing to the united states because the natural gas price is so low over here. >> yeah. they are also going to mexico. ed, jump in here. how do...
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the u.s. government launching a civil lawsuit against standard & poors and mcgraw-hill over mortgage ratings. this is the first federal enforcement action against a credit rating agencies over alleged behavior tied more to the crisis. we'll talk more about the story and the implications with jacob frankel as 6:30 eastern. >>> and there's more news for boeing. the company has asked the faa for permission to do test flights. this suggests boeing has found solutions that led to the grounding of the entire fleet last month. the transportation agency says it's unclear whether battery, chemistry or an electrical issue caused a main battery on a plane owned by nippon airlines last month. investigators said today they may widen their probe on other components on the aircraft. >> thank you, mr. professor. yum brands is warning it is expecting 2013 warnings to shrink as it struggled to manage a food safety scare in china. remember i made that joke about cats. we'll leave that alone. also, toyota now rai
the u.s. government launching a civil lawsuit against standard & poors and mcgraw-hill over mortgage ratings. this is the first federal enforcement action against a credit rating agencies over alleged behavior tied more to the crisis. we'll talk more about the story and the implications with jacob frankel as 6:30 eastern. >>> and there's more news for boeing. the company has asked the faa for permission to do test flights. this suggests boeing has found solutions that led to the...